For the first time, researchers have studied the chemistry of the element hassium, confirming its location on the periodic table. Hassium, with 108 protons in each atom, is the heaviest element yet to ...
This release is available in German. The element 112, discovered at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung (Centre for Heavy Ion Research) in Darmstadt, has been officially recognized as a ...
The team at GSI had already successfully synthesized elements 107 (bohrium), 108 (hassium) and 109 (meitnerium) in 1981, 1984 and 1982, respectively. Ten years had elapsed, during which the group had ...